Information about #ADA3AB color
Basic facts about this digital color
#ADA3AB presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Double Rakaia (#A9A5A5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Gray (#A9A9A9) and Subtle Gray (#ADAAA8).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(173, 163, 171)), which gives #ADA3AB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADA3AB: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADA3AB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#ADA3AB color variations
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#ADA3AB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADA3AB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADA3AB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADA3AB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADA3AB color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ADA3AB color
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Nearest named colors to #ADA3AB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A9A5A5
#A9A9A9
#ADAAA8
#A8A9AD
#A8AAAB
#A6A6A6
#A89CA8
#ACACAC
#B1A9B1
#B5A8A8
#A8AAA6
#B0ACAE
#ADA3AB color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADA3AB
- RGB173, 163, 171
- CMYK0, 4, 1, 32
- CSSrgb(173, 163, 171)
- HSL312°, 6%, 66%
- HSL Precise312°, 5.747%, 65.882%
- HSV312°, 6%, 68%
- HSB312°, 6%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.639, 0.671)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.639, 0.671, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.639, 0.671)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDADA3AB
- DECIMAL ID11379627
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
